Malabar Nut Leaf Powder

Justicia adhatoda, commonly known as Malabar nut, adulsa, adhatoda, vasa, vasaka, is a medicinal plant native to Asia, widely used in traditional medicine.The plant's native range is the Indian subcontinent. The leaves of Justicia adhatoda contains phytochemicals such as alkaloids, tannins, saponins, phenolics and flavonoids. The most important is vasicine, a quinazoline alkaloid. The vasicine yield of the herbage has been measured as 0.541 to 1.1% by dry weight. Bromhexine, a serine protease inhibitor with mucolytic properties available over-the-counter in Europe, was originally derived from Justicia adhotada.This shrub has a number of traditional medicinal uses in Siddha medicine, Ayurveda, homeopathy, and Unani medicine.